Meta Fined More Than $400 Million After Regulator Rules It Violated EU User Privacy Law With Targeted Ads

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission issued a fine against totaling €390 million — about $414 million — after determining the social-media giant’s and Instagram services violated European Union data-privacy regulations. Meta said it “strongly disagree[d]” with the DPC ruling and that it planned an appeal. The regulator fined Meta Ireland €210 million for breaches of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) relating to Facebook and €180 million for breaches related to Instagram. In addition, the DPC directed Meta’s Ireland business “to bring its data processing operations into compliance” within a period of three months. At issue is Meta Ireland’s change… Read Full Article